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Mon, 02 Sep 2024 03:32:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Paul Nelson's message of "Sun, 1 Sep 2024 08:59:53 +0200") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:291093 Archived-At: >>>>> On Sun, 1 Sep 2024 08:59:53 +0200, Paul Nelson said: >> > This patch binds functions in Ediff that copy all changes from one >> > buffer to another, without having to manually go through each >> > difference. Any feedback welcome. >> >> Can you describe situation(s) where these commands will be useful? Paul> I use Ediff to merge documents outside of git, like when Paul> working with someone over email or using a computer program to Paul> refactor code. Sometimes all changes go one way, say from B to A. Paul> The standard workflow then involves pressing "n" to review and "b" to Paul> apply each change. When the changes turn out to be mundane, this Paul> leads to repetitive "n b" keystrokes. The proposed patch allows a Paul> more efficient process: rapidly review with "n", then apply all at Paul> once using "C-c C-b". The functionality seems useful. I wonder if it makes more sense to have them triggered by the prefix arg, eg "C-u b", "C-u a b", etc. rather than having to keep Ctrl pressed. Robert --